Cameron Levasseur

2 days ago | thecounty.me | Cameron Levasseur

Presque Isle city councilors moved Tuesday to schedule a third public hearing in their effort to revise council voting procedure. The council is working to amend an ordinance that outlines its procedures, to eliminate discrepancies in voting requirements between the ordinance and the Presque Isle city charter. Both the charter and council rules require a two-thirds majority to pass the city budget and appoint, terminate or suspend those in positions appointed by the council, such as city manager.

2 days ago | thecounty.me | Cameron Levasseur

Fort Fairfield town councilors voted 5-0 Wednesday to approve a $4.29 million budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, a roughly $260,000 increase from the previous year. This would translate to a $56,363 increase in property taxes, or 1.3 percent, Town Manager Aaron Huotari said. But the town has yet to finalize costs for worker’s compensation, casualty and liability insurance, where a projected reduced total would ease the taxpayer burden.

4 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Cameron Levasseur

This story will be updated. Join Bangor Daily News Subscribe to stay in the know! Pick up a subscription for $1 a week. Presque Isle has a new city manager. The Presque Isle City Council named Sonja Eyler, who has served as interim city manager since April, as the new city manager during a council meeting Tuesday. Eyler was appointed to the interim role after former city manager Tyler Brown 19.

5 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Cameron Levasseur

A federal judge in Manhattan has continued a temporary freeze on the Trump administration’s effort to shutter Job Corps, the nation’s largest job training program for low-income young adults which has two training centers in Maine. On Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter extended until next Wednesday his order temporarily blocking the Department of Labor from going through with the closure, according to Bloomberg Law.

5 days ago | thecounty.me | Cameron Levasseur

A structure fire in Easton over the weekend completely destroyed a house. The Fort Fairfield Fire Department received a report of a fire at 348 Houlton Road around 2:18 a.m. Saturday. Crews found a two-story building fully engulfed upon arrival. Firefighters extinguished the fire, remaining at the scene for roughly six hours,  according to the fire department, but the building was deemed a total loss. All of the building’s residents were safely outside by the time the fire department arrived.